Name: Lured West
Duration: P00H02M33S
Description: For centuries the Pacific Northwest has drawn those from around the world with the promise of fortune from the abundant natural resources in the region. Through combining the melodies and words of multiple songs, Lured West embodies the experience of this quest for wealth and a new life.

Lured West

from Settler's Songs of the Pacific Northwest by Katie Green and Karen Hefford

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For centuries the Pacific Northwest has drawn those from around the world with the promise of fortune from the abundant natural resources in the region. Through combining the melodies and words of multiple songs, Lured West embodies the experience of this quest for wealth and a new life.

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No thrush that e’re piped its sweet note from a thorn,
Was more lively than I or more free.
When lured by false colours in life’s blooming morn,
I tempted my fortune at sea.
While amidst each new scene of these maxims of old,
Upheld me when grief did oppress.
That a fair reputation is better than gold,
And courage will conquer distress.

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from Settler's Songs of the Pacific Northwest, released June 2, 2017
Words paraphrased from song “The Poor Armourer Boy” collected in 1928; original melody by Katie Green and Karen Hefford, inspired by samples of fiddle tunes recorded in the Pacific Northwest. This arrangement also contains the tune entitled “Peter Gray,” traced back to the 1860’s.

Features Lucy Brooke on Vocals

Thomas, Philip J., and Shirley A. Cox. Songs of the Pacific Northwest. Ed. Jon Bartlett. 2nd ed. Surrey, BC: Hancock House, 2007. Print. pgs. 12-15, 200.

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Katie Green and Karen Hefford are two musicians from Vancouver who combine classical and folk music influences. Their close-knit harmonies and varied instrumentation bring a fresh interpretation to traditional songs. ... more

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